22 U.S.C. § 8908
The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to-
The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:
The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
In the case of an alien determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 1201(i) of title 8, of any visa or other documentation of the alien.
A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.
The authority to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under paragraph (1)(A) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
In this paragraph, the term "good" has the meaning given that term in section 46181 of title 50 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)).
Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.
except2 as provided in subsection (d), the President may waive the application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President-
Subject to section 9511 of this title, the President may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice that-
The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person only if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees-
The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this section.
1See References in Text note below.
2So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
3So in original. Two subsecs. (e) have been enacted.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), (3)(B), is title II of Pub. L. 95-223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables. Section 4618 of title 50, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(B), was repealed by Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title XVII, §1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.
CODIFICATIONSections 227 and 230(b) of Pub. L. 115-44 which directed the amendment of section 9 of the "Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014", were executed to this section, which is section 9 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See 2017 Amendment notes below.
AMENDMENTS2017-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115-44, §227(1)(A), substituted "shall" for "is authorized and encouraged to" in introductory provisions. See Codification note above.Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115-44, §227(1)(B), substituted "President determines is, on or after August 2, 2017," for "President determines is" and inserted "or elsewhere" after "in the Russian Federation". See Codification note above.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115-44, §227(3), substituted "except as provided in subsection (d), the President" for "The President" in introductory provisions. See Codification note above.Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 115-44, §230(b), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to application of new sanctions, as (e). See Codification note above. Pub. L. 115-44, §227(2), (4), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to regulatory authority, as (e). See Codification note above.
- United States person
- The term "United States person" means-(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.1So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
- appropriate congressional committees
- The term "appropriate congressional committees" means-(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Financial Services1 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
- materially assisted
- The term "materially assisted" means the provision of assistance that is significant and of a kind directly relevant to acts described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 8907(a) of this title or acts described in section 8908(a)(1) of this title.